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Asian Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat wins Gold
The Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won her maiden Gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship. She won the medal beating Taipei’s Meng Hsuan Hsieh. Key Highlights Vinesh had earlier won four bronze and three silver medals. This is her third gold medal, but first at the Asian Wrestling Championship. Vinesh Phogat Vinesh Phogat is an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Arjuna Award • National Sports Development Fund • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award • Target Olympic Podium Scheme • tokyo olympics • Vinesh Phogat • Wrestling
Sunil Chhetri, PV Sindu to launch Fit India talks
On July 2, 2020, the flagship programme of Indian Government, Fit India announced that it is to launch Fit India Talks. It is an interactive session of top sports stars of India with school children. Highlights The Fit India talks was jointly launched by Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijju, Indian Football team skipper Sunil Chhetri ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Arjuna Award • Badminton • FIFA World Cup • Fit India Movement • Football • Olympics • P. V. Sindhu • padmashri • Sunil Chhetri
Indian hockey player Balbir Singh Kullar passes away
Former Indian hockey player Balbir Singh Kullar, who was a part of the Olympics bronze-winning team, recently passed away at the age of 77. The Punjab-based player was a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri and Arjuna award for his contribution towards Hockey. Balbir Singh was also part of the gold medal winning Indian team ..
Topics: Arjuna Award • Hockey • Padma Shri
Government of Haryana provides Rs 15 lakhs to Olympic participants and Rs 6 crore to winners
On February 16, 2020, the State Government of Haryana announced that it will provide Rs 6 crores to gold medal winners at Olympic Games. The cash money prize is only for players representing Haryana. Highlights The State Government of Haryana has offered to provide the Olympic players with prize money. It will provide Rs 15 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Arjuna Award • Asian Games • Commonwealth • Commonwealth Games • Haryana Chief Minister • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Saurav Ghosal finished as runner-up in Pittsburgh Open
Ace Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal became the runner-up in the Pittsburgh Open squash tournament after he lost to the top seed Egyptian player, Fares Dessouky in the final on Sunday, 26th January 2020. The second seed Saurav Ghosal lost 7-11, 4-11, 9-11 to the Egyptian player after he advanced to the finals by defeating the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Arjuna Award • Asian Games • Egypt • Pittsburgh Open • Saurav Ghosal • Squash • World Squash Championships